Your mom came back from her medical appointment and said tha

Your mom came back from her medical appointment and said that the M.D. told her she had low bone density. What medical problem could this cause and what hormones/endocrine glands in the body are involved?

Solution

Though the exact reason behind osteoporosis is not known but during middle age the bones get weekend and it is thought to be that there is direct relationship between lack of the hormone oestrogen after Menopause and the development of osteoporosis after Menopause breakdown of the bone occurs than the building of newborn . early menopause and women having low hormone levels and infrequent menstrual periods also can lead to loss of bone mass. sometimes osteoporosis is described as silent disease because it occurs without symptoms . the person suffers severe back pain, spinal deformities etc.

It is clear that estrogen plays an important role in the growth and maturation of bones during the bone growth oestrogen is needed both in females and males oestrogen deficiency leads to increased osteoclast formation and enhanced bone resorption.deficiency of oestrogen in menopause leads to loss of bone mass.